Ice-cream dispenser



Jan- 6, 1931. v E P. D. PEARCE Re 17,922

ICE CREAM DISPENSER Original Filed Jan. 16, 1926 Reissued Jan. 6, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE :PETER D. PEARCE, F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Ion-CREAM DISPENSER Original No. 1,661,734, dated March 6, 1928, Serial No. 81,613, yfiled January 16, 1926. Application for reissue filed March 5, 1330. Serial No. 433,4573.

This invention relates to an ice cream dispensing apparatus, it being a primary object and purpose ofthe present invention to provide an apparatus of this character by means of which a standard measured quantityv of ice cream, such as a pint or a quart, may be readily taken from a large container fo-r ice cream, used in stores, Athis ice cream, after having been taken inthe desired measured quantity being ejected into a carton of the proper size to receive it. A further object and purpose of the present invention is to construct a device of this character in a very simple manner, making it of few parts which are very quickly and easily disassembled for purposes of cleaning the same so as to keep it vin a sanitary condition. A still further object ofthe invention is a provision of a novel means for cutting the cream from its larger body in order that the same may be readily separated therefrom, and a still further object resides in the provision of a vented coupling ring between the ice cream dispensing apparatus and the carton into which it is to be placed. All of these features as well as various others not at this time specifically set forth, will appear as understanding of the invention is had from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a central vertical section throughthe ice cream dispensing device of my .in-

vention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the .upper end of the plunger rod.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the cut off rod used at the bottom of the device.

Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged horizontalsections taken substantially on the plane of lines 4-4 and 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a central vertical section through the coupling ring. i y

gig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view thereof,

Fig. 8 is an elevation, with parts broken away and in section, showing the coupling of the device to an ice cream holding carton.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several gures of the drawings.

In the construction of the device a cylindrii square in cross section but is positioned so that two of its corners 3 are in a vertical plane and the other corners t in a horizontal plane as shown in Fig. 3.

In the upper end of the member 1 a head 5 60 is adapted to be detachably secured. i Said head at its lower side is provided with a downwardly extending flange 5a of a diameter to pass within the inner sides of the member 1, said flange at one side carrying a pin 6 which 65 may be passed at one end through an opening in a side of the member 1. Directly opposite a cylindrical guideway 8 is formed on the under side of the head 5 in which a cylindrical bolt 7 may be slidably mounted, its 70 outer end being provided with a reduced portion 7a adapted to pass through a second opening in the wall of the member 1. An operating screw 9 has its shank passing through a yslot 10 in the head 5, the lower end of the 75 shank threading into the bolt 7. Itis evident `that on loosening the operating screw 9 it,

with the attached bolt 7 may be moved inwardly to disconnect the part 7a from the l member 1 whereupon the head 5 may be read- V80 diameter so that it fits the interiorof the cylindrical member 1,y is located within saidmemberand to it the lower end of a plunger rod 14 has threaded connection, said rod extending upwardly through thesleeve 11. In the upper portion of the'rod 14 and in one side thereof a vertical groove 15 is formed, its upper end reaching to the upper end of the rod 14.v At two spaced apart points in the length of this groove short lateral branch grooves 16 are -made the ysame extending partly around v the rod 14 and each at its end is formed with a short downward extension 17, as best shown in Fig. 2. Likewise near the upper end of the rod 14 a third lateral branch-orl g'roove`18V is made extending a little better.'v than Ahalf way around the rod, the grooves 16 not extending more than one quarter ofthe way laround the rod. At the upper endfofthe rod 14 a handle 19 is mounted beingv detachably se! cured to the rod by means of-the setrscrew. 20.

It is evident that with the lug 12 positioned in the groove 15, rod 14 may `bevmovedvertically so as'` to carry the disc 13 to any position between its extremes of movement, one

against the cutter bar 2 andthe other agalnst head 5. It is also evident that when a lateral or branch'groove 16 comes to the lug 12 said' rod 14 may be turned about its longitudinal axis a short distance so as to set said lug 12 in the closed endportion of a. branch groove 16 and in the ldepressed portion 17 thereof, in which position the rod 14 will be substantially located against movement. The device as constructed is adapted to'take either a pint or a lquart of ice cream from a larger quantity thereof, that is, when the lug 12 is fitted in the upper lateral groove 16as shown in Fig. 1, the discv 13 is between the upper` and lower ends of the cylindrical contain- The lower end of the mem-y ing member 1.

` ber being forced into'th'e ice cream, it can A.go only until the lower side of the disc 13 comes in contact with the cream. By vreason of the cuttlng edge or corner 3 at the lower side of the rod 2, said rodv passes through the cream readily. Then when that portion of the container 1 belowfthe disc-13,1s

filled with the icecream, by givingthe whole apparatus a turning movement in'ia clock wise direction,.the horizontal cutting edges. 4 of the bar 2 sever'that part of the cream.

withinithe container 1 1y from the main body vof the cream and the device can be removed from the; main supply of cream taking what is within the-container 1 below the disc 13, with it.' If, on the other-hand, al larger sup- Eply of ice cream-,is desired, the disc 13 is elevated by moving rod. 14 upward wand setting the lug 12 in the lowe'rmost groove v16, in

which case ay quart of the ice cream will bev moved from the main body or, bulk thereof.

Whether a pint -or a quart lis taken, thel placing ofthe same in aearton Ais accomplished in the same-1man-nerfbyfineans'- ofthe This coupling ring 21 has an inner diameter so as to iit over the lower end of the member 1 and is formed at its inner side, between its Lipper and lower edges, with an inwardly extending ledge 22 against which the lower edges of the member 1 engage. A plurlaity of vertical vent grooves 23 are made. at the inner sides of the ring 21, as shown. The ring also fits at its lower portion around the upper end of the carton 24, as showng in Fig. 7. Whenso placed together the rod 14 may be turned by means of the handle 19 until the groove 15 comes into alignment with the lug 12 andthen by forcing the handle 19, rod v14 and disc 13 downwardly, the ice cream is forcedfrom the container 1 into the carton,

indicated at ,24, and the air ,whichl must bei udisplaced in thev carton to receive the ice cream passes outwardly through the vent .grooves 23. i l y It is evident-that this construction can be manufactured at relatively low cost and that its assembly or disassembly is very quick and easy. The disassembly is particularly desirable in devices of this character for the purposes of cleaning vand keeping the same in sanitary condition. The head ywith the connected rod 14, disc`13 and handle 19 are reassembly'is accomplished in a very short time. The construction is :durable and eiiicient and has so proved in practice. Various changes in minor detail may be resorted to without departing from the invention( which is defined' in the appended claims, and

vI consider myself entitled yto all forms of structure claims.

I claim: 1. In a construction of the-class described, a hollow cylindrical member open at'both ends, a rod of small cross sectional area located across and secured at-the lower end of the member, a head secured in and closing the upper end of said member, a push rod slidably mounted on and passing through said hea'd, a` circular zdisc attached to lthe flower end of the-push rod within the cylindrical lmember "and an open coupling ring formed' betweenvits upper and lower edges and `at itslinner side with an inwardly extending ledge against which the lower edge of thefcylindrical member `may bear'when the couplingv ring is placed thereover, said ledge being provided withv aplurality of vertical grooves at spaced apart points, and the lower coming within the scopeof said v -part' ofsaid eoplingring-bengadaptdto re.-

`ceive the upper end of a carton, the upper edges of which will engage withthe lower side of the ledge.

2. A device of the class described comprising, a cylindrical member adapted to be forced into a body of ice cream and provided with a rod of small cross sectional area across the end which is forced into said ice cream, wherebysaid member may be filled with the ice cream and on turning the same the rod will cut that in the cylindrical! member from the main body of ice cream, means for forcing the ice cream from `the cylindrical member, and a coupling ring adapted to be placed around the lower end of the said cylindrical member, said coupling ring having inwardly extending ledges against which the lower edge of the cylindrical member engages and against whichl the upper edge of a carton engages at the lower side thereof, said ring at the points of separation of the ledges providing vent passages for the escape of air from the carton when the ice cream is forced thereinto.

3. A device of the class described comprising, a cylindrical member adapted to be forced into a body of ice cream, means for forcing the ice cream from the cylindrical member, and a coupling ring adapted to be placed around the lower end of the said cylindrical member, said coupling ring having inwardly extending ledges against which the lower edge of the cylindrical member engages and against which the upper edge of a carton engages at the lower side thereof, said ring at the points of separation of the ledges providing vent passages for the escape of air from the carton when the ice cream is forced thereinto.

4. A device of the class described comprising, a cylindrical member adapted to be filled with ice cream, means for forcing the ice cream from the cylindrical member, and a coupling member adapted to receive the lower end of the cylindrical member and the upper end of a carton, means on the inner side of said coupling member to support the lower edge of the cylindrical member and the upper edge of the carton and means incorporated on the inner side of said coupling member to permit escape of air from said carton.

5. A device of the class described comprising, a cylindrical member adapted to be filled with ice cream, means for forcing the ice cream from the cylindrical member, and a coupling member adapted to receive the lower end of the cylindrical member and the upper end of a carton, and a groove in said coupling member communicating at its inner end with the carton and at its outer end outside of the carton and cylindrical member.

6. A device of the class described comprising, a cylindrical member adapted to be 4filled with ice cream,means for forcing the ice cream from the cylindrical member, and

PETER D. PEARCE. 

